The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It, by Mark B. Smith Book of the week: Lara Douds applauds a brilliant dissection of Western prejudices about the Russians Lara Douds 9月 19日
A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada, by Edyta Bojanowska This impressive account of the Russian empire draws on several disciplines, writes Lara Douds Lara Douds 5月 31日
Lost Kingdom: A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Putin, by Serhii Plokhy Book of the week: Russia’s power plays with its neighbours may be tied to its lack of civic maturity, says Lara Douds Lara Douds 3月 1日